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The Weekend That Was

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Robert Portis 0 Comments Adonis Stevenson, badou jack, Canelo Alvarez, Eleider Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, HBO, Jaime Munguia, Joe Louis, Jorge Linares, Kovalev vs Alvarez, Lee Wylie, Linares vs Loma, Linares vs Lomachenko, ryan ford, Sadam Ali, Sergey Kovalev, Vasyl Lomachenko

This edition of my semi-regular weekend recaps is late and is going to be a bit on the random side

2017: The Nominees

January 3, 2018January 8, 2019 Robert Portis 1 Comment Andre Ward, Anthony Joshua, Austin Trout, badou jack, Berchelt, Billy Joe Saunders, caleb truax, Canelo Alvarez, Carl Frampton, Curtis Stevens, Danny Garcia, David Benavidez, David Haye, David Lemieux, Dejan Zlaticanin, Dmitry Kudryashov, Dominic Breazeale, Errol Spence, Gennady Golovkin, Ivan Redkach, Izuagbe Ugonoh, James DeGale, jarrett hurd, Jeff Horn, John Molina, Julius Indongo, Katie Taylor, Keith Thurman, Kell Brook, Leo Santa Cruz, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Huch, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Roman, Mikey Garcia, Milan Melindo, Oleksandr Usyk, Orlando Salido, Roman Gonzalez, Ryoichi Taguchi, Sadam Ali, Sergey Kovalev, Siboniso Gonya, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Terence Crawford, Tony Bellew, Vargas, Vasyl Lomachenko, Vladimir Klitschko, Yunier Dorticos, Zolani Tete

One thing we know for certain: 2017 was, in many ways, a very good year for professional boxing. Compared to

Winning Isn’t Everything: Cotto Exits With Class

December 5, 2017July 26, 2019 Sean Crose 0 Comments Antonio Margarito, Austin Trout, Bernard Hopkins, Canelo Alvarez, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Joe Smith Jr., Madison Square Garden, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Paulie Malignaggi, Puerto Rico, Sadam Ali, Sergio Martinez, Shane Mosley, Zab Judah

On Saturday night in Madison Square Garden, Miguel Cotto proved the truth of the old cliché, winning isn’t everything. After

Sept. 16, 1981: Leonard vs Hearns

September 16, 2021September 23, 2021 Michael Carbert 3

In the summer of 1981, only two boxers mattered in America: WBA welterweight champion Thomas Hearns, and WBC welterweight champion

Aug. 30, 1937: Louis vs Farr

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0

The great Joe Louis, already something of a legend, made his first defense as heavyweight champion against Welshman Tommy Farr just

Oct. 16, 1970: Olivares vs Castillo

October 16, 2021October 18, 2021 Rafael García 0

The rivalry between Ruben Olivares and Jesus Castillo—one of the most revered in Mexican boxing lore—took place in an era when the bantamweight

Oct. 12, 1978: Scott vs Gregory

October 12, 2021October 15, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

It remains one of the more unlikely episodes in all of boxing history. A convicted criminal locked inside a maximum